In recent years, a shift toward the commercialization of higher education and economic market-oriented priorities have pushed academic departments to reflect on their identities as disciplines and consider innovative recruitment and retention methods. The name of a program has broad implications for how students perceive an academic unit within an…

This exploratory study investigates the relationship between students' anxiety and social presence (SP) in virtual exchange (VE). While existing literature predominantly focuses on a single type of anxiety in online learning (i.e., FLA or online learning anxiety), this study examines (a) the various types of anxiety students experience in…

Although teachers spend a lot of time striving to provide high-quality feedback, students do not always act upon it and may rate it as unhelpful. The current study attempted to determine the characteristics of feedback that influence students' intentions to use teachers' comments in their future work. Participants rated real feedback comments for…

This research aims to determine teacher candidates' perceptions of the concept of spelling through metaphors. Phenomenology design, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. The easily accessible sampling method, which is one of the purposive sampling methods, was used to form the study group of the research. The…

This study investigates the subjectivities of tertiary students in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (GZAR) of the People's Republic of China. Specifically, we investigate self-reported language practices and attitudes in relation to identities in a language ecology with three prominent languages (Zhuang, Standard Chinese [Putonghua], and…

In some European settings, bilingual education (BE) has received criticism for catering to the 'elite', due to it mainly being chosen by, or offered to, pupils from high socio-economic backgrounds, only marginally including pupils with a migrant background. Nevertheless, because of its focus on global citizenship, BE in Europe could also be used…

Background: The sociocultural turn redefined learning in terms of shifting identities. In recent years, learning scientists have explored the connections between learning and various types of identities, including disciplinary identity, gender, race, and more. In this article we focus on national identity, to understand how it is constructed and…

This study analyzes the attitudes of migrant children towards the Basque language within the context of varying linguistic models and the dichotomy between public and private educational institutions. Engaging 145 migrant children aged 12-16; the research utilised open-ended questions analyzed via Iramuteq software to discern patterns in language…

As globalization and migration intensify, heritage language attrition has emerged as a critical concern, particularly among second- and third-generation immigrant communities. Despite early exposure, many heritage speakers lose proficiency due to limited use and societal pressure to assimilate linguistically. This study investigates the state of…

Word problems are frequently used math problems that aim to bridge the gap between school mathematics and real life. As real-life situations usually involve many factors, word problems should not be oversimplified by focusing only on the numerical information provided by word problem statements. Furthermore, students should be expected to solve…

Pinoylish (Philippine English) has made a mark in the literature, although research on the perspectives of university students on Pinoylish is still scarce. As a result, a sequential explanatory mixed-methods design was undertaken to investigate the awareness and notions of 761 university students in Northern Luzon, Philippines. The results…

This study employs an open-ended questionnaire survey and online semi-structured interviews to explore English name adoption, use, and attitudes of tertiary students in China. The findings show that more than half of the students report having an English name and nearly half of the students choose their own English names. Students mainly use their…

Adopting the notions of "identity," "investment" and "translocal scale," this study explores how international students negotiate language choices with multilingual others and construct new sociolinguistic spaces. Interview data with 12 international students at a Chinese university revealed tensions between language…

Students who ignore feedback are poorly positioned to reap its intended benefits. In this study we examined three reflective assignments written by undergraduate Psychology students about their experiences of receiving feedback. We also recorded what proportion of their instructors' feedback each student had accessed during the first two years of…

The concept of Willingness to Communicate (WTC) is essential for understanding Japanese learners' engagement in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) classrooms. WTC, a complex construct that varies throughout interactions, is influenced by several factors, including corrective feedback. This study examines the situational WTC of four Japanese EFL…